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'Oh please, no!' is the reaction many teachers mighthave when they are asked - or told - to teach writing skills at an advancedlevel. And often advanced learners also look on the writing element withtrepidation. Advanced Writing Skills aims to provide teachers with athorough understanding of essential writing techniques, alongside practicalexamples and explanations. In doing so, it demonstrates how teaching writingcan be a rewarding, engaging and illuminating experience for both teachers andlearners.Throughout the book, Advanced Writing Skills illustratesthe fundamental tools-of-the-trade - and many "tricks-of-the-trade" - needed toupgrade students' writing, providing workable ideas for teachers to present andpractice the various techniques and stratagems analysed. Particular attentionis devoted to teaching essential writing techniques such as paragraph formats,formulation of ideas, successful introductions and conclusions, text coherenceand reference. At the same time, pertinent language aspects including hedging,highlighting and paraphrasing are examined in detail. And some of the"shrewder" devices, such as hooks and reverse hooks are also put under themicroscope.Aimed at advanced teaching contexts, including highereducation, exam preparation and advanced writing courses, the range of ideasand practical examples can help make that vital difference in preparing for bothexams and wider communication. It's not just what students write about, it'svery much how they write it, and this book provides the teaching resources toensure students' writing has maximum effect.

Writing in Education: The Art of Writing for Educators focuses on educators’ professional journeys and discoveries about teaching, learning, writing, and self. This book offers insightful discussions about teaching practices, reflective writing, and digital and nondigital representations of meaning. It explores practical matters facing teachers and teacher candidates, such as communicating about one’s practice, writing beyond content and page, or conducting classroom observations and maintaining field notes. This volume is divided into three main parts, each of which spotlights a Featured Assignment that examines an area of writing in education. The sample student work that is highlighted in each chapter is designed to support teachers and teacher candidates as they consider the importance and forms of writing as professionals in the field, as well as the roles of writing in their own current or future classrooms.

Writing in Education: The Art of Writing for Educators focuses on educators’ professional journeys and discoveries about teaching, learning, writing, and self. This book offers insightful discussions about teaching practices, reflective writing, and digital and nondigital representations of meaning. It explores practical matters facing teachers and teacher candidates, such as communicating about one’s practice, writing beyond content and page, or conducting classroom observations and maintaining field notes. This volume is divided into three main parts, each of which spotlights a Featured Assignment that examines an area of writing in education. The sample student work that is highlighted in each chapter is designed to support teachers and teacher candidates as they consider the importance and forms of writing as professionals in the field, as well as the roles of writing in their own current or future classrooms.

Ethnographers spend a tremendous amount of time in the field, collecting all sorts of empirical material—but how do they turn their work into books or articles that people actually want to read? This concise, engaging guide will help academic writers at all levels to write better. Manyethnography textbooks focus more on the ‘ethno’ portion of our craft, and less on developing our ‘graph’ skills. Gullion fills that gap, helping ethnographers write compelling, authentic stories about their fieldwork. From putting the first few words on the page, to developing a plot line, to publishing, Writing Ethnography offers guidance for all stages of the writing process.